"You cannot prove realism to a complete sceptic or idealist; but you can show an honest man that he is not a complete sceptic or idealist, but a realist at heart. So long as he is alive his sincere philosophy must fulfil the assumptions of his life and not destroy him."

-- George Santayana

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“Scholars do one of two things when they discover information that doesn't fit what they already know. Either they sweep it aside so it doesn't bring their cherished theories into question or they focus on it with laserlike intensity and try to get to the bottom of the mystery.”

Source : Deborah Harkness (2011). “A Discovery of Witches: A Novel”, p.21, Penguin
“A friend told me that teenage girls are always looking for someone to pin their dreams on. That doesn't make it any less weird though.”
“It's bad enough that you have to take market risk. Only a fool takes on the additional risk of doing yet more damage by failing to diversify properly with his or her nest egg. Avoid the problem-buy a well-run index fund and own the whole market.”

Source : William J. Bernstein (2002). “The Four Pillars of Investing”, McGraw Hill Professional
“A Catholic may sin and sin as badly as anyone else, but no genuine Catholic ever denies he is a sinner. A Catholic wants his sins forgiven - not excused or sublimated.”
“I think during the day, when I was doing the Masterchef experience, everything I'd learnt in yoga, the breathing techniques, etc, would really help and it would calm me down because it was so stressful.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Twenty years and $40 billion. They seem like good round numbers.”
“I think that feeling that if one believed absolutely in any cause, then one must have the confidence, the self-certainty, to go through with that particular course of action.”
“Happiness is transparent. ... That is its virtue.”

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